2007 Honda Civic

UNDER HUMID CONDITIONS, THE MAIN BATTERY OF THIS HYBRID SUDDENLY DRAINS, LEAVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. IN THIS VEHICLE, THIS MEANS THAT THERE IS VERY LIMITED TORQUE (NORMALLY SUPPLIED BY THE ELECTRIC MOTOR). THIS FIRST OCCURRED IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 AND HAS CONTINUED WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY TO THE PRESENT TIME. THIS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SELLING DEALERSHIP (SOUTHERN MOTORS OF SAVANNAH) IN AUGUST OF 2007 AND AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR. THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG DESPITE BEING SHOWN PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 8, 2008 WITH FURTHER PROOF OF THE PROBLEM. THE HAVE CLAIMED THAT THEY CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND WERE TOLD THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAD FOUND NO SOLUTION. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME ON AUGUST 27, 2007 WITH THE CONDITION UNRESOLVED. *TR

SLOW THROTTLE RESPONSE SINCE PURCHASE, DOOR GLASS RATTLE SINCE PURCHASE, THE THIRD GEAR WOULD GIVE RESISTANCE, WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION. I PATCHED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND INSTALLING A SHORTER SHIFTER YET THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE ACTUAL PROBLEM WITH THE THIRD GEAR SYNCHRO AND AT ONE POINT STATED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY MY DRIVING, THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE GOING INTO THIRD GEAR IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HONDA CORPORATE HAS RELEASED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM. THE HEADLINER RATTLES, DOOR GASKET SEAL HAS BEEN COMING OFF SINCE PURCHASE, SUSPENSION POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STRUT SINCE PURCHASE AND THE SOUND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED, THE DRIVER DOOR HITS THE FENDER WHEN OPENING JUST STARTED HAPPENING SINCE HONDA WORKED ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS (RECOMMENDED BY HONDA CORPORATE) AND NOTHING HAS BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED. I FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND FOR THE PAST YEAR. HONDA HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO, THEY HAVE ONLY DAMAGED MY VEHICLE DURING THEIR ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR IT. THEY HAVE DAMAGED THE FRONT BUMPER THREE TIMES, THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONCE, THE DOOR AND FENDER ONCE. THEY OF COURSE DENIED ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THE DAMAGE, THEN REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THIS IS A NOTIFICATION OF A DEFECT BEFORE IT BECOMES A FAILURE WHICH CAUSES ACCIDENT OR LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY RETURNED MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI SEDAN FOR SERVICE (4 TIMES) FOR A DEFECT IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHICH COULD CAUSE STRUT FAILURE. THE PROBLEM IS UNRESOLVED. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES MANY OTHER OWNERS (2006-07 MODEL YEAR) WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED BATTERY IS DEAD IF VEHICLE IS NOT RUN FOR 5 OR MORE DAYS UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CAR SEEMS TO HESITATE/FREEZES WHILE DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES. SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING THE CAR, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. OBVIOUSLY IF I'M PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR FREEZES THIS COULD BECOME VERY DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY STATED AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT THAT THE CAR IS FINE AND THE SYMPTOM IS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE." THIS BEING THE CASE, I FIGURE I SHOULD REPORT THIS INCIDENT. *JB

WHEN ENGINE IS WARM AND CAR IS AT IDLE (EITHER WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR WHEN PARKING BEFORE SHUTDOWN) AND YOU OPEN/CLOSE SUN ROOF AND/OR POWER WINDOWS THE RPMS DIP, CAR SHAKES, AND ENGINE ALMOST STALLS BEFORE RPMS RECOVER TO NORMAL IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO DOZEN TIMES AND STARTED HAPPENING SOON AFTER TAKING DELIVERY. AT APPROX 400 MILES CAR WAS TAKEN INTO DEALER AND DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE AND ALSO REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM ON OTHER NEW CIVICS ON DEALER LOT. DEALER RESET PCM AND PERFORMED IDLE RELEARN PROCEDURE. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. DEALER REPORTED TO HONDA ENGINEERING AND THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUE AND OFFERED NO ADVICE. ADDITIONALLY AT APPROX 600 MILES AFTER CAR SAT UNUSED ALL DAY AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START LATER THAT NIGHT, THE CAR DID NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT. ON SECOND ATTEMPT AND AFTER CRANKING LONGER THAN USUAL FOR STARTUP, THE CAR STARTED ROUGHLY WITH A JOLT AND RAN ROUGH (CAR SHAKING) FOR 3-5 SECONDS. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX WAS REGISTERING THE WRONG MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH ODOMETER. THEY INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT GOING ON, BUT HER VEHICLE DIDN'T APPLY. THE LAWSUIT WAS FOR CONSUMERS WITH ODOMETER PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE PART OF THE LAW SUIT. SHE STATED THAT THE ODOMETER READING IN THE VEHICLE WAS 750 MILES WHICH WAS NOT ACCURATE. *AK UPDATE 04/17/07 *TR